CVE-2025-59046
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Publication date: 2025-09-09

Last updated on: 2025-09-11

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
The npm package `interactive-git-checkout` is an interactive command-line tool that allows users to checkout a git branch while it prompts for the branch name on the command-line. It is available as an npm package and can be installed via `npm install -g interactive-git-checkout`. Versions up to and including 1.1.4 of the `interactive-git-checkout` tool are vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability because the software passes the branch name to the `git checkout` command using the Node.js child process module's `exec()` function without proper input validation or sanitization. Commit 8dd832dd302af287a61611f4f85e157cd1c6bb41 fixes the issue.
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Published
2025-09-09
Last Modified
2025-09-11
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2025-09-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-59046
EUVD
EUVD-2025-27514
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Vendor Product Version / Range
ninofiliu interactive-git-checkout 1.1.4
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CWE-77 The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
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Executive Summary

The vulnerability in the npm package 'interactive-git-checkout' is a command injection flaw. The tool takes a branch name input from the user and passes it directly to the 'git checkout' command using Node.js's exec() function without properly validating or sanitizing the input. This allows an attacker to inject malicious commands that get executed on the system.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system where the 'interactive-git-checkout' tool is used. This can lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access, data modification, or denial of service.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update the `interactive-git-checkout` package to a version later than 1.1.4 where the issue is fixed (commit 8dd832dd302af287a61611f4f85e157cd1c6bb41). Avoid using vulnerable versions and ensure that any usage of this tool does not process untrusted input without validation.

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